I was at first very skeptical, since I have been a Fallout fan since Fallout 1. I enjoyed Fallout 3, but it still didn't quite have the feel of 1 or 2. There weren't many side quests or missions, or even many people to talk to or much reason to in Fallout 3. To me, New Vegas fixed all that. There is just so much content, and with hardcore mode, it really gives me the feeling of it being difficult to survive in the wasteland like it was in the beginning. Every skill feels useful, and having perks every other level really does a lot to help balance out the special system again and not just be insanely overpowered, especially since a lot of thought went into the perks instead of half of them just being +x in some skills. The choices are much more grey, instead of black and white like they were in Fallout 3 (although it bothers me that killing NCR lowers karma and Legion raises it, I think the dynamic between the two is less black and white than that). The weapon choice are much more numerous and balanced than in 3, and my only complaint is that melee and unarmed attacks still cannot be target to body parts in VATS. Oh, well, maybe next time. There are definitely bugs aplenty, but perhaps because of my long experience in games such as Morrowind (save often, Vvardenfell is a dangerous place), it doesn't bother me as much as it could.

I am now over 50 hours into the game, and am just enjoying doing every side quest, gambling whenever I can, and just relishing the wasteland. Although I still wish a remake in some sort of Isometric view like the original would be best (I feel that having every rpg these days being in 1st or 3rd person gets a little stale), I feel New Vegas is a worthy addition to one of my favorite franchises of all time. So unless I die of thirst, or get ravaged by an angry pack of the once again terrifying deathclaws, I will see you all next time.